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Pakistan receives $700 million IMF bailout tranche

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Pakistan $700  million as part of its bailout programme, Governor Jameel Ahmed  of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Wednesday. Following the IMF Executive Board’s initial assessment last week,  the loan was approved, bringing the $3 billion Standby  Arrangement (SBA) total disbursements to about $1.9 billion. Antoinette Sayeh, Deputy Managing Director and Chair, stated last week that there were “tentative signs of activity picking-up and external pressures easing” following the board’s approval. Aiming to offer framework for financial support from bilateral and multilateral partners as well as policy foundation for resolving  internal and external balances, the nine-month SBA was approved by the Executive Board on July 12 of last month.

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